Hoping in God (Job 13)

Hoping in God (Job 13). Sometimes all we can do is cling on. There are times when you can't take great strides forward and just to get to the end of the day is a victory. The song 'Clinging to the Cross' by Tim Hughes was written for just such occasions, the hard times in …

Where Words Fail (Job 13)

Where Words Fail (Job 13) There’s a limit to what words can do. Words are important, words are powerful, but words are as fallible as anything else human. You’ve probably noticed it: the long conversations that ramble on to nowhere, the meetings at work that never end because some people don’t know when to stop …

Having a Point but Missing the Point (Job 11)

Having a Point but Missing the Point (Job 11) Job's friends have a lot to say. For people who spent the first few days in silent solidarity with their hurting friend, they go on to be quite voluble. So much so, in fact, that they get more than a little repetitive and it's easy to …

Blameless Sinner (Job 9)

Blameless Sinner (Job 9) The terminology that Job chooses to describe himself with is really interesting. In chapter 9 he speaks of himself as 'blameless' (v.21) and seems to imply throughout that he is innocent. He uses the language of a frustrated defendant in a court of law where the system seems rigged against him. …

The Light in the Darkness

The Light in the Darkness I was in Paris recently, my fourth visit in total and my first in winter. It was merely a stop en route to visiting family, but Lucy, Ethan and I were really looking forward to it. We were going to visit some of the Christmas Markets and see the Eiffel …